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Your Favorite Author’s New Book Might Be an AI Fake
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
On Wednesday, US government officials removed a Chinese AI search tool that was briefly deployed on the Federal Register website, Reuters reported. The change came after social media users noticed an apparent contradiction: The National Archives was using one of Alibaba’s Qwen AI models, even as top US law enforcement claimed that such models illegally copy US frontier models.
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launches NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on March 14, 2025.NASA/Aubrey Gemignani To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, this change brings the total missions for SpaceX to 17 and helps NASA to maintain access to the space station with two unique commercial crew industry partners. T
In a fight over denied claims, HCA sues out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield plan
Several Texas hospitals are suing an out-of-state Blue Cross for unpaid medical claims, highlighting the varying standards for whether care is medically necessary.
How Georgia Amoore rediscovered her swagger after ACL injury and fueled the Mystics' late-season surge
The playoff-bound Mystics are a league-best 11-4 since All-Star, and Amoore's shooting is a big reason why
West uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder — Putin
European leaders are using to inflate the conflict over the Russia the situation in Ukrainem noted Russian leader
ESPN wants to break the Super Bowl ratings record. Here’s how Disney could help
The NFL season just got underway, but preparations for the 2027 Super Bowl began at ESPN as soon as the 2026 game ended this past February. In what ESPN is calling “the year of the Super Bowl,” the TV network is gearing up to broadcast the most-watched big game for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. And right now, it’s exploring potential options for tapping into the intellectual property of its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, that could help draw in even more fans. Co
‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Review: The Ovine Adventurer Returns for a Perfectly Silly Halloween Treat
The third film in Aardman's spinoff franchise, 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' is energetic slapstick that doesn't outstay its welcome.
A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
CVE-2026-11549 IBM WebSphere Application Server privileges management
A vulnerability was detected in IBM WebSphere Application Server 10.1. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-11549.
Handheld vs. Backpack Leaf Blower: Which Is Better for Clearing Leaves?
The main criteria are how big your yard is and the amount of leaf cover.
Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts' concerns - Al Jazeera
Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts' concerns. Experts have called policy unnecessary and said testosterone injections ...
Udinese makes history as first team to test UEFA sustainability manual
The Italian side will test UEFA's event sustainability manual against Cagliari, gathering data on green initiatives from locally sourced food to bike transit
Ukraine tries to interfere with Russian polls while holding no elections of own — Putin
Russian leader noted that Ukrainian leadership is in no hurry to hold elections
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden says this key strategy turned the company around
The key to Adidas’s recent revival? Getting rid of all the “no-sayers,” CEO Bjørn Gulden told an audience at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York. He credits this strategy for turning the brand around after a tumultuous period. When Gulden took the reins at Adidas in January 2023, the sporting goods and apparel giant was dealing with the fallout from its Yeezy partnership with Kanye West. The once-lucrative alliance had recently crashed and burned after the rapper made a series of
Resident Evil Just Beat Sonic 3 As The Highest-Rated Video Game Movie of All Time
IGN Shorts is a fully native vertical video feed built directly into IGN. Fans can expect rapid-fire news, bite-sized reviews, gameplay tips, and more.
Anthropic's Existential Risk Warnings Hijack Larger AI Debate
As AI itself starts to help build the next generation of AI, warnings about losing control are growing louder. But critics say the focus on existential risk is overshadowing problems already here. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz and Davey Alba join Ed Ludlow on their latest reporting on "Bloomberg Tech." (S
Spanberger announces tightened data center restrictions, clean energy mandates in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday announced a new proposal to tighten restrictions on data center developments in the Old Dominion. The governor’s “Data Center Accountability Framework” outlines several objectives for the commonwealth’s approach to these projects, including cutting dow
62,000 trials prepare UK’s new Defender Wolf for extreme terrain
JLR revealed three Defender Wolf Series II military vehicles in Britain, tested through more than 62,000 evaluations.
White House set to tout Medicaid most favored nation drug pricing deals
President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see most favored nation (MFN) pricing for some drugs in Medicaid, according to an administration official. Trump will be joined by "several governors" in the Oval Office to make the announcement, the official said. With affordabil
'Fuelled the fire': Taine Tuaupiki's journey from building site to NRL, after big wake-up call
A post-training talk changed his life.
Russia labels Cannes-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’
Acclaimed Russian film director who won 2026 Grand Prix award at Cannes, has been critical of the war in Ukraine.
We know how to shape systems to better support working mothers. So why don’t we?
As more women join the workforce and gradually gain representation in leadership roles, the lack of resources like affordable childcare and paid maternity leave has become increasingly consequential. In the first half of last year, the U.S. saw the steepest decline of working mothers with children under 5 years old in 40 years, according to a University of Kansas study, and that decline has continued. During this week’s Fast Company Innovation Festival, staff editor Shalene Gupta as
Tenko and Doc Martin actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84
She was best known for playing Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama Tenko.
Coders lose DMCA case against GitHub Copilot and Codex
The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of DMCA claims against GitHub Copilot and Codex. The AI training claim was forfeited in the district court.
FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday approved Paramount Skydance's plan to sell large equity stakes to the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Under US law, companies with licenses to run broadcast stations need FCC approval to have direct or indirect foreign ownership exceeding 25 percent of the company's stock.
Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
The European Union is easing its reliance on US space infrastructure — and is seeking to grow its satellite and launch operations.
Building Tomorrow's Surgical Team at UC San Diego
PA students are introduced to surgery early in their education, where they learn about anatomy and medical conditions from expert lecturers across ...
Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech, Miami at Wake Forest, more
Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Friday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts
Two injured by Israeli shelling as troops advance in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces withdraw from outskirts of a town in southern Lebanon after a standoff with Lebanese forces.
XCHG Non-GAAP EPS of $0.00, revenue of $10.3M
XCHG Non-GAAP EPS of $0.00, revenue of $10.3M
LISA Is Returning to the VMAs—Here’s Who Else Is Performing
If it’s anything like her 2024 performance, we’re in for a total treat.
Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households
Google is refocusing its CC AI agent on household coordination, letting families share emails, schedules, and tasks so the AI can manage calendars, fill out forms, make shopping lists, plan meals, and more.
Listening to One Type of Music Can Help You Make Healthier Food Choices, Study Reveals
We all know we should be eating healthy foods.
US offers $215M to accelerate fault-tolerant quantum computing
The U.S. has launched a $215 million competition to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing through logical qubit systems.
Israel's new normal: A coastline wracked by an algae apocalypse
This month's algae bloom marks a tipping point in the eastern Mediterranean, experts say. One firm hopes its know-how in freshwater lakes will let it create a 24/7 firewall and prevent the shutdown of desalination plants in the future
Jon Scheyer opens up about what he learned from Coach K, commitment to staying at Duke for the 'long haul'
Scheyer opened up in an exclusive interview with Jon Rothstein about a variety of topics.
England fast bowler Carse to face no charges over alleged nightclub assault
Derbyshire Police said they were investigating an alleged assault but have now decided no further action will be taken.
Barclays workers in the UK demand extra pay to return to office
Barclays workers in the United Kingdom are protesting the bank’s move from two office days a week to three (with senior staff expected four days) and demanding that the firm cover costs associated with the policy. Thousands of employees signed an open letter criticizing the return-to-office (RTO) mandate, set to go into effect in October, and requesting money to cover additional commuting costs. They also called on the bank to provide exemptions for people with commutes over 40 minutes, the
Nora Fatehi Is Back As Ayesha! Begins Shooting For The Royals Season 2 With Ishaan Khatter
Nora Fatehi begins shooting for The Royals Season 2, reprising her role as Ayesha Dhondi. She shared a sneak peek from her shoot diaries with fans.
2026.38: Doomforce
The best Stratechery content from the week of September 14, 2026, including the view from anywhere but San Francisco, the limited potential for a pacing deal, and the Salesforce zag.
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
For a long time, sleep research has treated the cerebral cortex as a passive follower reacting to signals from the deep brain. “Usually, sleep is associated with being controlled by subcortical regions,” said Geoffrey Terral, a neuroscientist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. The cortex is where the slow rhythms of deep sleep can be seen, but researchers assumed the signals that triggered them originated elsewhere.
AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02922-6Physicists and mathematicians are going beyond the classic equations of fluid dynamics to understand turbulence — often with the help of AI.
Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds
Opioid medications also come with many side effects. Substance use disorder and mental health conditions are the leading underlying causes of ...
Commanders rule out Frankie Luvu, Chig Okonkwo vs. Cowboys
The Commanders have ruled out linebacker Frankie Luvu, and tight end Chig Okonkwo for Sunday's road game against Dallas, coach Dan Quinn said.
Russian air defenses must ultimately be able to repel any attack from air — Putin
Improvement of the air defense system is another key focus, noted Russian president
Think you can spot an AI-generated ad? 83% of consumers got it wrong
An advertising company is challenging consumers to pick their AI-generated ad out of a lineup, and so far, participants aren’t up to the task. The COOL Company is an advertising platform that offers customers fully AI-powered ad campaigns, from creation to activation and insights. To prove that their ads hold up against human-made work, the company launched an online challenge pitting their own AI-generated ads against real ad photography, testing participants on if they could tell real from
Narnia: New Look at Emma Mackey Costume Has Fans Hotly Debating Greta Gerwig’s Take
Emma Mackey's new Narnia costume sparks debate among fans, who are questioning Greta Gerwig's approach to the upcoming fantasy movie.
Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries, and it’s already picked up some industry support, along with some pointed pushback from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.  Watch […]
Background hums and buzzes affect human behavior, researcher finds
Have you ever stopped and listened to the background sounds in a room you are in? The hum of the ventilation? The buzz of electricity? While most of the time we are barely aware of these sounds, Arthur Jinyue Guo, a researcher at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Rhythm, Time and Mo
NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
5 min read NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares.
Women's Healthcare Barriers Extend Into Work and Family Life - Gallup News
51% of U.S. women agree they've had at least one problem when accessing care · 47% of women waited three or more months for their most recent diagnosis ...
Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Saturday: Add Christian Scott for strikeouts
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Saturday's MLB action.
Trump bans news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
The US president insists media outlets report 'fiction and lies' as he enforces new bans on White House access.
Navient completes $612.5M securitization backed by private education loans
Navient completes $612.5M securitization backed by private education loans
Hrithik Roshan Reacts To Post Defending Katrina Kaif Amid Trolling Over Her Post-Pregnancy Weight Gain
Hrithik Roshan liked an Instagram post defending Katrina Kaif amid trolling over her post-pregnancy weight gain, with the post calling out those judging the actress.
Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company's first-ever chief technology officer.
FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
An AI tool is set to start advising air traffic controllers on managing air traffic in the congested airspace above the Washington, DC, area. The expected launch would be the first step toward a planned nationwide rollout covering the 29 million square miles of US national airspace overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA describes the SMART system as using AI models to predict air traffic flows and identify potential conflicts based on operational factors like airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, and airspace conditions.
Here's Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills
The little-known company Brown Brothers Media operates a vast media empire. Here are the many sites we've linked to the network.
Pharmalittle: We're reading about licensing deals with China, making drugs in space, and more
The U.S. is working on rules for investing in China that would likely preserve pharma's ability to strike most licensing deals for Chinese drugs
Vikings rule out Kyler Murray for Week 2 vs. Bears, Carson Wentz to start
Murray remains in concussion protocol after his anticipated Vikings debut lasted less than one quarter
Lebanese artist turns Israeli missile debris into art
In southern Lebanon, visual artist Lina Jouni transforms debris from Israeli missile strikes into pieces of art.
U.S. drilling rig count jumps by 4 in latest Baker Hughes survey
U.S. drilling rig count jumps by 4 in latest Baker Hughes survey
The ‘Traitors’ Season 5 Cast Is Here, and It’s Truly Stacked
I need Bianca Del Rio to be a Traitor…